The man was called to active duty the day after the attack on 9/11 and sent to Qatar to set up communications for special operations forces. He was later sent to Afghanistan as part of the first communications team there.

Next week, the Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on gutting Obama-era rules meant to stop broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet.